Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh government approved major changes in labor laws for employees working in private sectors, employees will have to work 10 hours daily, which was earlier 9 hours.

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Andhra Pradesh: The Andhra Pradesh government has approved major changes in labor laws for employees working in the private sector. According to these changes, now employees will have to work 10 hours a day, which was earlier 9 hours. This new rule has been implemented under the ‘Andhra Pradesh Factory Act’ and the state cabinet has approved it.

Earlier, the maximum working limit for employees was 8 hours a day, which was increased to 9 hours about ten years ago. Now it has been further increased to 10 hours under Section 54. Along with this, Section 55 has also been amended. Earlier, a half-hour break was mandatory after five hours of work, which has now been changed to a one-hour break after six hours of work.

Changes in the maximum limit of overtime too

Apart from this, the maximum limit of overtime has also been changed. Earlier it was 75 hours, which has now been increased to 144 hours. State Information and Public Relations Minister K. Parthasaradhi said that these changes are part of the government’s “Ease of Doing Business” policy. He says that by relaxing the rules a little, more investment will come to Andhra Pradesh and doing business will be easier.

Labor unions opposed this decision

On the other hand, labor unions have opposed this decision. They say that due to the new rules, factory owners can make workers work more than the stipulated time, that is, two hours extra. Due to this, employees may have to work 12 hours or more every day, which can have a bad effect on their health and personal life.